1 files changed, 2 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 593ce29..c43196e 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -516,14 +516,11 @@ const char *pushremote_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int *explicit)
 	return remote_for_branch(branch, explicit);
 }
 
-const char *remote_ref_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int for_push,
-				  int *explicit)
+const char *remote_ref_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int for_push)
 {
 	if (branch) {
 		if (!for_push) {
 			if (branch->merge_nr) {
-				if (explicit)
-					*explicit = 1;
 				return branch->merge_name[0];
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -534,15 +531,11 @@ const char *remote_ref_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int for_push,
 			if (remote && remote->push.nr &&
 			    (dst = apply_refspecs(&remote->push,
 						  branch->refname))) {
-				if (explicit)
-					*explicit = 1;
 				return dst;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (explicit)
-		*explicit = 0;
-	return "";
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct remote *remote_get_1(const char *name,